HB 224 - Permanent Fund: Income; Distribution; Pfd;

An Act relating to income of the Alaska permanent fund; relating to the disposition of income of the Alaska permanent fund; establishing and relating to the distribution account; relating to the calculation of permanent fund dividends; relating to the dividend fund; and providing for an effective date.

HB 90 - Peace Officer/Firefighter Retirement

An Act relating to the Protective Occupation Retirement Council; relating to participation of certain employees in the defined benefit and defined contribution plans of the public employees' retirement system; and providing for an effective date.

HB 132 - AGDC Support Of Natural Gas Projects

An Act relating to the purpose, powers, and duties of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation related to the Alaska liquefied natural gas project and an in-state natural gas pipeline; relating to the in-state natural gas pipeline fund; and providing for an effective date.

HB 139 - Gas Pipeline Right-Of-Way;parks;refuges

An Act allowing the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, or a subsidiary of the corporation, to build, operate, and maintain a gas pipeline within the boundaries of the Susitna Flats State Game Refuge, the Minto Flats State Game Refuge, the Captain Cook State Recreation Area, the Nancy Lake State Recreation Area, the Willow Creek State Recreation Area, and the Denali State Park.

HB 140 - Leg. Approval: AK Railroad Revenue Bonds

An Act authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance a positive train control rail transportation safety project that qualifies for federal financial participation; and providing for an effective date.

HJR 4 - Offshore Oil & Gas Revenue Sharing

Urging the United States Congress to provide a means for consistently and equitably sharing with all oil and gas producing states adjacent to federal outer continental shelf areas a portion of revenue generated from oil and gas development on the outer continental shelf to ensure that those states develop necessary infrastructure to support outer continental shelf development and preserve environmental integrity; urging the United States Congress to reject any proposal to divert or otherwise reduce revenue sharing to the coastal states and their political subdivisions under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006; and urging the President of the United States to direct, to the maximum extent possible, federal funds received from outer continental shelf development, and not dedicated to states or other federal programs, to federal infrastructure in the affected states.

HJR 6 - Federal Contamination Of ANCSA Lands

Supporting the introduction and enactment of federal legislation acknowledging that the federal government is financially responsible under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for the remediation of contaminated land subject to conveyance under the Act; urging the United States Department of the Interior to implement the six recommendations to identify and clean up the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act lands in its 1998 report to the United States Congress; and urging the President of the United States and the United States Congress to remediate and make free from pollutants lands in the state conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

HJR 9 - Endorsing ANWR Leasing; Related Issues

Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development; urging the United States Department of the Interior to recognize the private property rights of owners of land in and adjacent to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; relating to oil and gas exploration, development, production, and royalties; and relating to renewable and alternative energy technologies.

HJR 10 - Oppose ANWR Wilderness Designation

Opposing the revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; opposing attempts by President Obama to alter management of the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; encouraging the United States Congress to reject a proposal based on the revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan or accompanying Environmental Impact Statement; and encouraging the United States Congress to reject a proposal that does not open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development.

HJR 17 - Fed Ammunition Ban; Manufacture Firearms

Urging the President of the United States and the United States Congress to ensure that federal agencies do not ban certain ammunition; and urging the governor to encourage the manufacture of firearms and ammunition in Alaska.

Our #akleg weekly press availability happened this morning. Majority Leader Rep. Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage, was joined by Reps. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, and Dave Talerico, R-Healy. The panel answered Capitol Press Corps questions on the status of the Fiscal Year 2017 operating budget bill, HB256, Governor Walker's various proposed tax increases and more. Head over to the website for full audio. Link in bio. #AllAboutTheBudget

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Rep. Mark Neuman, R-Su-Valley, interviewing with KTUU-TV's Austin Baird in his Capitol office Tuesday. Neuman, the House Finance Committee Co-Chair for the operating budget, was walking Baird through the Committee's process to analyze each state agency and department budget request, and a look at the cuts that have already been made over the past three years. #akleg #AllAboutTheBudget